Canada Nickel Company Announces Filing of NI 43-101 Technical Report for Previously Announced Crawford Project Maiden Resource
Canada Nickel Company Announces Filing of NI 43-101 Technical Report
for Previously Announced Crawford Project Maiden Resource
TORONTO
,
April 14, 2020
/CNW/ - Canada Nickel Company Inc. (TSX-V:CNC) ("
Canada Nickel
" or the "
Company
") today announced that the Company has
filed on SEDAR an independent technical report (the "Report") prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects ("NI 43-101") supporting the maiden mineral resource estimate for its 100% owned Crawford Nickel-Cobalt Sulphide Project ("Crawford") near
Timmins,
Ontario
, previously reported in the Company's news release dated
February 28, 2020
. There are no material differences in the Report from those results
disclosed in the Company's press release dated
February 28, 2020
. The Mineral Resource Estimate, effective as of
February 27, 2020
, was prepared following
the CIM Definition Standards for Mineral Resources and Reserves (
November 29, 2019
).
The full technical report dated
April 9, 2020
, with an effective date of
March 16, 2020
is entitled "Independent Technical Report and Mineral Resource Estimate
Crawford Nickel-Cobalt Sulphide Project". The report was prepared for Canada Nickel by Caracle Creek International Consulting Inc. and can be found under the
Company's issuer profile at
www.sedar.com
.
Share Issuance to Service Providers
Canada Nickel today announced that it has issued a total of 275,000 fully paid common shares in satisfaction of
$110,000
in obligations due to service providers
(at a deemed price of
$0.40
per share). The shares will be subject to a four- month hold period under applicable securities laws which will expire on
August 9,
2020
.
Assays, Quality Assurance/Quality Control and Drilling and Assay Procedures
William E. MacRae
, MSc, P.Geo., a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101, is responsible for the on-going drilling and sampling program, including quality
assurance (QA) and quality control (QC). The core is collected from the drill in sealed core trays and transported to the core logging facility. The core is marked
and sampled at 1.5 metre lengths and cut with a diamond blade saw. Samples are bagged with QA/QC samples inserted in batches of 35 samples per lot.
Samples are transported in secure bags directly from the Canada Nickel core shack to Actlabs Timmins, an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited lab. Analysis for precious
metals (gold, platinum and palladium) are completed by Fire Assay while analysis for nickel, cobalt, sulphur and 17 other elements are performed using a peroxide
fusion and ICP-OES analysis. Certified standards and blanks are inserted at a rate of one QA/QC sample per 32 core samples making a batch of 35 samples
that are submitted for analysis.
Qualified Person and Data Verification
Dr.
Scott Jobin-Bevans
(P.Geo., APGO #0183), independent of the Company and a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101, has reviewed and approved the
scientific and technical content of this news release. The independent Qualified Person for the Mineral Resource Estimate, as defined by NI 43-101, is Mr.
Luis
Oviedo
(P.Geo., Chilean Mining Commission: RM, CMC #013), of Caracle Creek International Consulting Inc. and Atticus Chile S.A. The Quality Control-Quality
Assurance review was conducted by independent engineer Mr.
John Siriunas
(P.Eng., APEO #42706010), a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101.
About Canada Nickel Company
Canada Nickel Company Inc. is advancing the next generation of nickel-cobalt sulphide projects to deliver nickel and cobalt required to feed the high growth
electric vehicle and stainless steel markets. Canada Nickel provides investors with leverage to nickel and cobalt in low political risk jurisdictions. Canada Nickel is
currently anchored by its 100% owned flagship Crawford Nickel-Cobalt Project in the heart of the prolific
Timmins
-
Cochrane
mining camp.
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain information that may constitute "forward-looking information" under applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward looking
information includes, but is not limited to, mineral resource estimates relating to the Crawford Nickel-Cobalt Sulphide Project, the potential of the Crawford Nickel-
Cobalt Sulphide Project, strategic plans, including future exploration and development results, and corporate and technical objectives. Forward-looking information
is necessarily based upon a number of assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors
which may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Factors that could
affect the outcome include, among others: future prices and the supply of metals, the future demand for metals, the results of drilling, inability to raise the money
necessary to incur the expenditures required to retain and advance the property, environmental liabilities (known and unknown), general business, economic,
competitive, political and social uncertainties, results of exploration programs, risks of the mining industry, delays in obtaining governmental approvals, and failure
to obtain regulatory or shareholder approvals. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could
differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. All forward-
looking information contained in this press release is given as of the date hereof and is based upon the opinions and estimates of management and information
available to management as at the date hereof. Canada Nickel disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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For further information:
Mark Selby, Chair and CEO, Phone: 647-256-1954, email: [email protected]
CO: Canada Nickel Company Inc.
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